Histology of Blood: Platelets and Hameopoiesis Flashcards by Ciarán Hurley | Brainscape

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What are platelets?

A

Fragments of cells

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What is the other name given to platelets?

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Thrombocytes

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What is hameopoiesis?

A

Formation of blood cells

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What is the origin of all blood cells?

A

Pluripotent stem cells

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What do pluripotent stem cells become?

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Unipotent stem cells

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What is the origin of thrombocytes?

A

Megakaryocyte

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What is the common origin of myeloid cells?

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Myeloblasts

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What is the make-up of yellow bone marrow?

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Adipocytes

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Where is yellow bone marrow found?

A

Hollow diaphysis of adult long bones

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What is the function of red bone marrow?

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Haemopoeisis

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Where is red bone marrow found?

A

Axial skeleton and epiphysis of adult long bones

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What is the name given to the immature RBC?

A

Reticulocyte

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What differentiates mature RBC to immature RBC?

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Organelles in reticulocytes

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What does the rate of circulating reticulocytes in RBC indicate?

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The rate of erythropoiesis

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